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The S.S. Frontenac The S.S. Frontenac, the first steam-powered
ship launched in Upper Canada, was a topsail schooner which measured 170 feet long and was
built in 1816. It ran between Kingston and Niagara until 1827. Sketch by Van Cleve. ID #20313 |
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Ann Sisson The Ann Sisson, an early steamboat on the Ottawa
River, near Aylmer, Ontario, in the mid 19th century. ID #20392 |
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Steamboat Navigation Peterborough and Lake Simcoe
Navigation Company, c. 1816. ID #21915 |
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The Lord Sydenham The river steamer Lord Sydenham arriving
at Montreal, April 27, 1841, the first steamer after the long months of winter
freezeup. ID #20339 |
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Nimrod and Athlone Departure of the Nimrod and Athlone, two
early steamships, with emigrants on board, 1851, from The Illustrated London News, May 10,
1851. ID #20090 |
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Port Arthur Steamer Steamer arriving early in 1870 at Port
Arthur, Ontario, (alongside Fort William) breaking through the Lake Superior ice. ID #20425 |
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Algoma The steamship Algoma, at Port Arthur (later Thunder
Bay), Ontario, 1884. ID #20481 |
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Alberta Returns Troops The steamer Alberta leaving Port Arthur,
Ontario, 1885, with troops returning from the North West Rebellion. ID #21710 |
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Strathcona Horse The Strathcona Horse leaving Halifax aboard
the C.P. Steamer, Monterey, in 1900, for the South African War. ID #20807 |
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Drydocks Drydock at the Kingston, Ontario, shipyards, with a
small ferry steamer. ID #20454 |
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